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Swindon Arts Centre is a 212-seat entertainment venue in the Old Town area of Swindon, Wiltshire, England. [1] It opened in 1956. The Swindon Arts Centre is at the heart of Swindon's Old Town, on Devizes Road. The venue hosts a varied programme of entertainment all year round, made up of both professional and amateur productions.
Salisbury Arts Centre: Salisbury: Wiltshire Art website, performing and visual arts centre Science Museum at Wroughton: Wroughton: Swindon Science Features large objects of the Science Museum (London), open only by pre-booked tours in the summer STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway: Swindon: Swindon Railway
The Swindon Art Gallery collection was established in 1944 by a local benefactor, H. J. P. Bomford, through a significant donation of artworks. [1] Until June 2021 it was displayed in Apsley House, a 19th-century former house [2] on the corner of Bath Road and Victoria Road in Swindon's Old Town, [3] but had to leave when Swindon Borough Council decided in the summer of 2021 that the building ...
The theatre was built in 1968–71 by Casson, Conder and Partner as part of Swindon Civic Centre. [7] It is named after the mythical wyvern which was once the emblem of the kings of Wessex. The building was opened on 7 September 1971 by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. The first performance was by a Ukrainian dance company. [8]
The Magic Roundabout in Swindon, England, is a ring junction constructed in 1972 [1] consisting of five mini-roundabouts arranged in a circle. Located near the County Ground, home of Swindon Town F.C., its name comes from the popular children's television series The Magic Roundabout. In 2009, it was voted the fourth-scariest junction in Britain ...
The museum is housed in a former engineering workshop, built c.1842 using squared rubble from the Box Tunnel, and forming part of the Swindon Works of the Great Western Railway. [2] The works was one of the largest in the world and operated from 1843 to 1986.
Nan Tait Centre; The National Centre for Craft & Design; New Art Exchange; Newcastle Arts Centre; Norden Farm Centre for the Arts; North Wall Arts Centre; Norwich Arts Centre; Nottingham Contemporary; Number 8, Pershore
An art centre or arts center is distinct from an art gallery or art museum. An arts centre is a functional community centre with a specific remit to encourage arts practice and to provide facilities such as theatre space, gallery space, venues for musical performance, workshop areas, educational facilities, technical equipment, etc. [ 1 ]